Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 8 April 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:43. Rahu Kalam 07:39 to 09:14. Yamaganda 10:48 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 14:55Moonrise 04:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 8 April 2002

Monday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:13, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:03 and 08:34.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:39 to 09:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:39 to 09:14
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:48 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:26 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 15:13 · Dwadashi until 17:42 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:34, then Shatabhisha until 18:33 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:49 Tue, then Shukla until 02:45 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:13 · Kaulava until 04:27 Tue · Taitila until 17:42 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:03 and 08:34.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:48 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.